NOTE: The university switched how this process was done over the summer. Thus, you are the first group of freshmen in our lab to use this process. If you have trouble, please let us know.
You will be forced to take a quiz after each training session. You MUST pass the training quiz in order to complete each training session. You are allowed to retake the quiz, if you do not pass it the first time.
Once you have completed all of the sections, you should be able to find a record of the current safety training modules that you have completed by navigating to Learning -> View your transcript.
Take a screenshot and upload it here
The safety courses that are required by all streams that do bench research are:
NOTE: if these links don't allow you to login - then go to the EHS website to access the classes
OH 102: Site- specific Laboratory Safety - NOT online, it is in lab We will give this to you in the first week of class as you accompany the RE on a lab safety orientation in the Wet Lab (PAI 2.14)
CLASSES FOR SUMMER & FALL SEMESTERS: (and Spring ARI course)Includes all of the above training plus .... Fire extinguisher training (FF 205) not required for Spring, but if you plan to stay for the summer or fall, try to take the training this semester because they only offer it a few times (see below for link).http://www.utexas.edu/safety/fire/extinguishers/training.html (__http://fireprevention.utexas.edu/extinguishers/training.html__)Edit (1/22/18):
For students trying to register for FF 205 using the above links- all training are now on the UTLearn Website (https://utlearn.utexas.edu/). Go to that website and sign in (Note: If you are having trouble signing into UTLearn, try logging in from a personal computer that has your UTEID login and password saved. Some students have been able to log into UTLearn only if their login info is saved on their computers). Once you logged in, there should be a search bar on the resulting page (should show you what trainings you have done). In that search bar, type "FF 205." This should pull up the next training sessions.
Lab Safety Quiz notes (Dr. B)
link to 'lessons learned' on UT EH&S site
autoclave safety video - 5 min - on EH&S site
Re-do of OH 102: Site- specific Laboratory Safety. A mentor will give this to you as you accompany the RE on a lab safety orientation in the Wet Lab (PAI 2.14)
Fall 2018 Lab Safety records check:
DUE DATE: : Prior to beginning your second wet lab– bring printout to lab. LAST DAY TO TURN IN: Monday, 1/22/18 at 11:59PM
https://utdirect.utexas.edu/txclass/index.WBX
See left hand side 'Training History'
SAFETY TRAINING for Freshmen (issues with showing training record and taking classes on UT Learn)
NOTE: THIS ASSIGNMENT MAY NOT YET BE FUNCTIONAL. The second blue link below should work, but you may not be able to register yet.
Please submit a screenshot or other form of proof of online safety training at UT Austin.
This includes OH101, 201, 202, 207. This information is also in the syllabus.
First, you need to be registered in the system. Use THIS LINK to self-register (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
Additionally, this file:Self-Registration_UserGuide.pdf should guide you through the self-registration process.
This link should take you to a list of the safety modules you need.
NOTE: The university switched how this process was done over the summer. Thus, you are the first group of freshmen in our lab to use this process. If you have trouble, please let us know.
You will be forced to take a quiz after each training session. You MUST pass the training quiz in order to complete each training session. You are allowed to retake the quiz, if you do not pass it the first time.
Once you have completed all of the sections, you should be able to find a record of the current safety training modules that you have completed by navigating to Learning -> View your transcript.
Take a screenshot and upload it here
The safety courses that are required by all streams that do bench research are:
NOTE: if these links don't allow you to login - then go to the EHS website to access the classes
MODULES FOR SPRING SEMESTER:
OH 101: Hazard Communication - online
https://utdirect.utexas.edu/cts/class.WBX?s_course_comp=0&s_course_prefix=OH&s_course_number=101
OH 102: Site- specific Laboratory Safety - NOT online, it is in lab
We will give this to you in the first week of class as you accompany the RE on a lab safety orientation in the Wet Lab (PAI 2.14)
OH 201: Laboratory Safety - online
https://utdirect.utexas.edu/cts/class.WBX?s_course_comp=0&s_course_prefix=OH&s_course_number=201
OH 202: Hazardous Waste Management - online
https://utdirect.utexas.edu/ehs/class.WBX?s_course_comp=0&s_course_prefix=OH&s_course_number=0202
OH204: Compressed Gases Safety
https://utdirect.utexas.edu/ehs/class.WBX?s_course_comp=0&s_course_prefix=OH&s_course_number=204
OH207 biological safety training - online
https://utdirect.utexas.edu/ehs/class.WBX?s_course_comp=0&s_course_prefix=OH&s_course_number=207
OH 241- Cryogenic training - online
https://utdirect.utexas.edu/ehs/class.WBX?s_course_comp=0&s_course_prefix=OH&s_course_number=241
CW512 - recombinant DNA - onlinehttps://utdirect.utexas.edu/cts/class.WBX?s_course_comp=0&s_course_number=0512&s_course_prefix=CW
for non-exempt projects (i.e. the Institutional Biosafety Committee requires approval to work on these agents and special containment/usage guidelines)
CLASSES FOR SUMMER & FALL SEMESTERS: (and Spring ARI course)Includes all of the above training plus ....
Fire extinguisher training (FF 205) not required for Spring, but if you plan to stay for the summer or fall, try to take the training this semester because they only offer it a few times (see below for link).http://www.utexas.edu/safety/fire/extinguishers/training.html
(__http://fireprevention.utexas.edu/extinguishers/training.html__)Edit (1/22/18):
For students trying to register for FF 205 using the above links- all training are now on the UTLearn Website (https://utlearn.utexas.edu/). Go to that website and sign in (Note: If you are having trouble signing into UTLearn, try logging in from a personal computer that has your UTEID login and password saved. Some students have been able to log into UTLearn only if their login info is saved on their computers). Once you logged in, there should be a search bar on the resulting page (should show you what trainings you have done). In that search bar, type "FF 205." This should pull up the next training sessions.
done
Spring 2017 Lab Safety
(FirstName LastInitial)
(site-specific - 'in lab')
(for Summer/Fall)
for Fall PAI 2.14
Fall 2016 Lab Safety
ARIers:
- Please get signed off on large equipment in the Biotech lab before working over there alone!
- ARI Fall 2016 Lab Specific Equipment Sign Off
su=Signed up
Lab Safety Quiz notes (Dr. B)
link to 'lessons learned' on UT EH&S site
autoclave safety video - 5 min - on EH&S site
Re-do of OH 102: Site- specific Laboratory Safety. A mentor will give this to you as you accompany the RE on a lab safety orientation in the Wet Lab (PAI 2.14)
Links to these training courses can be found on our website at http://ehs.utexas.edu/training/training-courses.php.
Lab Safety Accidents Articles
STORY A:
A 22 year old undergraduate student got her hair tangled in a lathe.http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/14/nyregion/yale-student-dies-in-machine-shop-accident.html?_r=0
STORY B:
Two Texas Tech students working with explosive chemicals exploded the lab.http://www.csb.gov/newsroom/detail.aspx?nid=386
STORY C:
A 23 year old student got severely burned in a chemical fire.http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/state&id=8750966
STORY D:
A lab assistant died after being infected with a deadly strain of bacterial meningitis that he had been working with in lab.http://blogs.kqed.org/newsfix/2012/05/02/lab-accident-at-san-francisco-va-leaves-man-dead-of-bacterial-meningitis/
Utexas Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) - "Lessons Learned" page
http://www.utexas.edu/safety/ehs/lab/lessons_learned.htmlLab Safety Videos
Developing a culture of safety
http://youtu.be/JzB5pQJsGC0
Personal protective equipment
http://youtu.be/TW5eLpVD0J4
Responding to emergencies
http://youtu.be/-K_hynImHYg
Hoods
http://youtu.be/ZxwAJGZqLQI
Lab Safety Videos
Spring 2015 Lab Safety records check:
DUE DATE: : Prior to beginning your first wet lab– bring printout to class or lab
https://utdirect.utexas.edu/txclass/index.WBX
See left hand side 'Training History'
su=Signed up